Amraiz Khan
Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the 37th meeting of the Punjab Cabinet chaired by the Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar approved up-gradation of Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health Lahore to University of Child Health. Under the University of Child Health, three schools will be established i.e. School of Postgraduate Nursing, School of Allied Medical Sciences and School of Pediatric. She said that the cabinet approved amendments and reimplementation of the Punjab Oversees Pakistanis Act 2014. Through the amendment, the number of Punjab Oversees Pakistanis Commission (OPC) members has been increased from 23 to 27. It has been decided to increase the scope of District Oversees Pakistanis Commission Committees to Tehsil level. Besides, the commission has been given powers for arbitration. The cabinet committee approved the up-gradation of Emerson College Multan, a century old institute of historical importance where more than 7,000 students are studying, to University, she said. These views were expressed by Special Assistant to Punjab CM on Information in media briefing after the 37th meeting of the provincial cabinet here on Monday. She said that the BA and MA programs will end in January 2021 consequently; the names and duration of degrees will be changed as per the international standards. The Degree College will be renamed as Associate Degree College and Postgraduate College will be renamed as Graduate College and M.Phil will be done in Postgraduate College.
The cabinet decided to formulate rules for the organizations working for welfare of the children, she added. She said that the Punjab Chief Minister directed the provincial ministers and secretaries of all departments to actively participate in “Shane Rehmatul Lil Alameen” week celebrations. She informed the media that the CM has constituted a committee to review the rules of Local Government Land Use Plan and the committee will soon present its final recommendations. She said that the cabinet approved the proposed draft of Punjab Destitute and Neglected Children Rules 2019 for Registration of Organization Managing Accommodation under Section A-20.
She said that under the Punjab Finance Act 2019, besides the agriculture land, the committee decided to include areas located outside the rating areas on both sides of national and provincial highways and motorways into tax net. While responding to a question, she said that PTI victory in GB elections has proved that the public has not only rejected but buried the anti-state narrative of PML-N. “Calibri Queen went to GB just for photo shoot and returned empty handed. Mariyum Safdar’s plan to instigate Bilawal will fail as well”, she claimed and added that the Silk Route and GB are the lifeline of CPEC. She said the PTI is going to form government in GB with a majority of seats. “The GB people have rejected the Calibri Queen and Bilawal Zardari and they must accept their defeat”, she concluded.
